Galaxy Motel

When the World turns against you - who can YOU call? Dial the trio from Firefly Electrics! Meet the New Public Protectors ...
"Underdog fightback thriller; side-splitting dark comedy; social justice realism through a vivid lens. This fast-paced crime series delivers in spades."
Artful avengers, dangerous subversives, lovely young men. Suburban electricians, Lennie and Joe, and their whip-smart cockatoo, Rawcus, have heard it all.
In Galaxy Motel, the team from Firefly Electrics Co. is haunted by underworld rumours that have linked them to a fortune in cash, belonging to terrorists, which fell onto a city wharf during a cargo-loading accident.
When visitors carrying unusual tools, and wearing hardhats and sunglasses, knock on their front door, the trio needs to dance fast to avoid losing life or limb. They enlist the help of a blow-up doll named Mavis, a homemade electric chair, and the Galaxy Motel.
Meanwhile, their childhood friend, Pauline Gerrity, needs assistance to deal with a professional man who has a keen eye for underage girls who reside at Pauline's refuge for abused mothers and their children. They've dubbed the man Mr Teflon for good reason: he's a police force insider with a degree in psychology. Could a fantastic trip to a beach house help to rewire Mr T's soul and make the world safer?
One thing's for sure, Lennie, Joe, and Rawcus keep learning that the best-laid plans of cockatoos and men often go awry. Lennie is planning a seance to give the Scottish poet Robbie Burns an update on his fabled mice angle...
---Suburban Sydney electricians by day, they fight crime in the shadows of the city; crime the establishment can't touch, won't touch, or gives a sly nod to.---
Lennie, a master tradesman, calls it rewiring society. Joe, his apprentice, reckons they're simply fixing bad people. Rawcus, who grew up in a pub, just wants a cold beer after a hard day on the power grid.
Now they're wanted for Crimes against Crime.
"Underdog Justice Has Never Tasted So Sweet," says a client of Firefly Electrics, who wished to remain anonymous. "And they never sent me a bill!"
"These eccentric inner-city Sydney crusaders are a whole new adventure in crime capers and my favourite series of the year so far...quirky and refreshingly wry. Furness has already scored top level in the international crime thriller genre with his gripping 'Under Eden' trilogy." Tom Flood, Winner of the Miles Franklin Award, Australia's equivalent of the US Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the UK Booker Prize.
"Redolent of Lord Of The Flies and Of Mice And Men...A post-Zen Batman and Robin...Lennie and Joe, and their pet, Rawcus, configure a doctorate in elegant, fair-minded Gonzo retribution of the order of Pulp Fiction mixed with a fair slug of Wes Anderson's attention to detail..." Clare AK - Writers Victoria.
"I have been reading crime fiction from bestsellers to hidden gems for many years and I have never...NEVER read anything as imaginative and humorous in such a uniquely Australian larrikin voice as Mark Furness' work. Do yourself a favour and sit down somewhere quiet and have a good scare and a loud laugh." Mark Doic, Goodreads.com